Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "custom_elect" <custom_elect@y...> 
> wrote:
> > Im afraid Im not a drummer, Ive bought a DTXpressII to use in my 
> home 
> > studio. 
> > 
> > It seems great - so I now want to get rid of my old Yamaha rythm 
> > generator(DD11) - BUT - I cant seem to find a way to get the 
> DTXpress 
> > to replace the simple things that the DD11 did.
> > 
> > Question: - Is there a way I can use the DTXpress as a simple 
rythm 
> > pattern generator to play along with when there's no durummer 
> around?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Ive tried hooking the DTXpress up to my PC and Cakewalk Music 
> Creator 
> > software and sending a one-bar pattern to record in one of the 
user 
> > song areas on repeat - but I cant seem to get the sync start 
> message 
> > going, and my finger isnt fast enough to push the DTXpress record 
> > button without creating a timing gap.
> 
> Roger,
> 
> Welcome to the group. You should be able to record a rhythm track 
> into the on-board sequencer and play along with it. I don't have an 
> answer to the specific query offhand, but I didn't want you to go 
> unheeded before someone came up with a suggestion. Maybe it will be 
> me, but not at the moment. I'm too busy to think straight.
> 
> Ed

Thanks Ed, for your welcome and speedy response.

I have stuck at this point for about a full day now - so all 
suggestions are gratefully received.

So far I have managed to play a midi track from Cakewalk and record 
it as a user song - but there are two real difficulties:
1) DTXpress seems to want to store the metronome/click notes along 
with it and I cant turn it off.
2) Synchronising pushing the start buttons to record is very hit and 
miss for me.

Does anyone know of any software that can download the user songs - 
in the same sort of way that DTXchange can download drumkit settings?

Roger.